Employees of the Dimona nuclear reactor who developed radiation-linked illnesses are suing Israel for negligence. Israel’s daily Yediot Achronot said Monday that 17 former and current Dimona technicians had petitioned the High Court of Justice to order the government to pay them full medical compensation for illnesses they said were caused by radiation exposure.
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